Thermal News Category: Technology + Testing
Thermal Modification Testing Methodology for Hem-Fir.
Learn how we validate thermally modified Hem-Fir through fibre selection, process trials, laboratory testing, finishing trials, field monitoring, and pilot projects. See the five stages of our methodology.
The Science Behind Thermal Modification.
The process also changes the structure of cellulose and lignin. Cellulose becomes more ordered and less responsive to moisture. Lignin softens and re-hardens in a more cross-linked form. Extractives, including some oils, resins, and sugars, are partially evaporated. These changes affect colour, smell, moisture behaviour, stability, and biological resistance.
Thermally Modified Wood: Heat, Steam, and the Future of Hem-Fir.
Thermally modified wood is not a new idea chasing a trend. It is a mature wood modification process with a long technical pedigree, decades of commercial use, and a strong track record in exterior wood applications.
The Interior Design Show Vancouver – Partner Profile
The Interior Design Show Vancouver gives Western Forest Products a focused platform to introduce thermally modified Hem-Fir to the people who influence how new materials are understood, specified, fabricated, and adopted.
Western’s thermally modified Hem-Fir selected for local Vancouver house exterior cladding pilot.
Through a residential pilot with architecture by Leckie Studio and construction by Forte Projects, thermally modified Hem-Fir will move from research, development, and trial material into its first built residential application.